After being rumored for weeks as being heavily involved in the Jay Bouwmeester sweepstakes the Philadelphia Flyers decided to take a difference route as they swung a huge deal on draft day in landing rugged blue liner Chris Pronger. As opposed to waiting until July 1 and trying to outbid a host of other teams [...]
June 27, 2009
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Friday was a day for New York Islanders fans to celebrate a promising future as general manager Garth Snow made the right choice in selecting Ontario Hockey League scoring sensation John Tavares with the first overall pick. Heading into the draft it was not clear whether the Islanders who finished last with only 61 points [...]
June 27, 2009
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